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Building A Nigerian Startup vs. A Startup from Nigeria

First published on Medium Why is it very rare for Nigerian startups just like their “company” counterparts to grow or dominate beyond Nigeria? I could easily answer that we don’t generally think beyond our country but the question is why? and how can we overcome it? I may have

Mark Zuckerberg’s Visit. Between Lagos and Abuja.

To preempt the 30th call and 100th message. Yes, I saw Zuckerberg. In Aso Villa, Abuja. No opportunities to picture. No space for conversations. After the event, I saw first hand “big” men & women jumping stool to take picture. I even used my hand to block the CEO of

Xenophobia vs. Protectionism: How should local Nigerian startups compete with ‘foreigners'?

I read a post that would not be too out of place if it came with the byline of BNP’s Nick Griffin. The crux of the post is that we should be afraid of the foreigners coming to Nigeria to take it all from the Nigerian tech scene and

With Konga’s 25 Million Dollar Raise, Here is the Bigger Story.

Techcabal just broke the awesome news that Konga just raised 25 million dollars. That itself is a big story, but looking closer, what is the bigger gist. Let us pay a little attention to the financiers. Here is a quote from the TechCabal story Beyond the fact that the round

My 14 Predictions for the Nigerian Technology Space in 2014

I think it is a fun and useful exercise doing predictions. It is a way of documenting wishful thinking and testing your perception abilities. Looking back, it would show how far along you have come. Here is my attempt 3 years ago https://oonwoye.com/2011/01/04/10-predictions-for-the-nigerian-tech-scene-in-2011/ For

Why the MTN - Rocket Internet Deal Worries Me.

When I read about the Rocket – MTN tie up, I thought “WOW!” for a second. Then was a little puzzled as to how a deal between the telco giant and an eCommerce juggernaut made any sense. I slept woke up and my eyes opened literally and figuratively. I sent out

Thoughts on Mobile Money and its (non) Adoption in Nigeria

I have been thinking a lot about why Mobile Money is yet to catch up in Nigeria like it has in Kenya and maybe Uganda. Below are my thoughts. I believe the primary issue stems from the fact that, although the circumstances that allow Mobile Money to thrive in Kenya

GBEDU.FM: Next Steps And A Few Thoughts

You must have seen Loy’s post. GBEDU.FM as a product is far from dead. Moving servers just took longer than planned. It was down but not out. As a startup though, GBEDU.FM was in zombie mode. When GBEDU.FM launched early last year, albeit arrogantly, I had

So What Is An African Startup?

While attending Pivot East in Nairobi a few months ago, I learnt about the Savannah Fund, a Silicon Valley backed fund. As described on their website, Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile)

Just Fucking Launch? Ok.

I’ve heard you Joel, Yomi, Od, Victor, Namo, Seyi, Ope, Nmachi, Tim, Obinna and you that my tired brain forgot to mention. I have fucking launched. Been a while. 5 years in the head two trying to bring it to life. Several failed starts and here I am, hoping